Friday, April 26, 2013

I made chicken chili last night but I was rushed and I didn't feel like the flavors came together very well.

I had to make a "costume" for my race tomorrow and my supplies were failing me. I'm doing an obstacle course race with a team tomorrow and we're supposed to be "game characters." Since the team captain originally wanted to do Street Fighter characters and we vetoed him, I'm pretty sure he meant we should be video game characters, but I don't like to do the expected all the time, so I went more old school. I wanted a BOARD game character. And I found one! I am going to be the Operation game guy. I modeled my costume after the guy on the board game cover - he's wearing red polka dot boxers on his bottom half.

So I got a pink (closest to skin colored I could find) T-shirt, painted red areas on it for each of my body parts that can be removed then each of those areas received a velcro piece. Then I cut the parts out of white felt and stuck them to the velcro. I couldn't find red polka dot boxers, but I did find black ones so I went with that. And since it will be cold tomorrow, I'll be wearing tights and a long-sleeved shirt under.

Anyway, I bought a fabric marker for the T-shirt and it was dried out when I opened it. So I took it back and approximately four seconds after I started the exchange process with customer service my child has to go to the restroom...like immediately. Ugh. So we stop the process for a bathroom break, then make the exchange. Second marker is also defective. That when I switched to paint. But in the end a 5-minute trip took more like 20 minutes and I had less time for dinner. So that's making a long story longer.

I'm having leftovers of my soup for lunch and maybe it will be better.

Monday, April 22, 2013

I’ve been in a slump. I haven’t been posting here. I haven’t
been drinking enough water and I’ve been eating too much junk food – too much
sodium, too much restaurant food.

The last six weeks have been very stressful – some work,
some family, some general life stuff. Annyka started judo twice a week, I got a
new (to me) car, we redid the floors and paint in the main part of our house,
spring break was in there (which wasn’t a break for me, but a shake-up in the
routine nonetheless)…it’s been a little crazy.

The final piece of the painting should be done today though.
The new furniture can come in and things can get back to “normal.” So my health
needs to get back on track too.

I got up and drank two glasses of water right off the bat
today. Also, for the next several weeks – until we go to San Francisco – I’m
only eating foods that are on the top two tiers of Michi’s Ladder. I’ve already
built a skeleton meal plan and done the shopping for the next week or so.

Next week, I’m going to start P90X again. And I’m going to
graduate this time! If you want to join me in your own fitness challenge, or
would like more information about my meal plan, let me know.

About Me

I am a divorced mother to an elementary-aged daughter. I live with my boyfriend and our respective kids in Indianapolis.
I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, Sjogren's Syndrome in late summer 2010 and recently that has been consuming much of my life. Also, in early 2012 I adopted a GFCFOF diet (OF = ovo/egg - free). It might sound overwhelming, but somehow I power through!